Radiator inclosure



March 29, 1932.

E. w. GILHOOL RADIATOR INCLOSURE Filed Dec. 30, 1929 i PatentedilJiarQZQf H V nnwnr nwzeinnoor, OF;PfiIIiADELIPHIlL PENNSYLVANIA Mnrm e IivcLosnnE.

V Ap plication filed lJecenlber 30, 192 9. Sari aim). 41"2',"5:30,: V f

' i This inventionirelate's to improvements in,

radiator inclosures, and particularlyto inclosures of that 1 type designed to encase' the front, ends and top of the radiator and normallyi having a. back opening hy means "of I ing or otheriainji ry e portions of the inclosure from accidentalcontact with the raf diator." i! z i ,7 I Afurther; object of the invention is t0.pr.0- vide 'anovel construction-ofradiatorinc1o-,

surewhich" ensures a free and'proper circu- For standards 11, horizontal top and bottoma "1 ilecting and: preventing circulation: of dust panel may he made of perforate sheet 7 metal,

v lation of the heated currents of airnvhile coltaken up by the moving currents of heated air," and iwhich 'provides for the ready and cnni'ulated dust: at desired intervals.

I Astills further object of thezinvention is to provide a radiator inclosurewhic'h; while of 7 simple andinexp ensiverconstruction, maybe roads asorna ne'ntal as; des1red-,. and which 35 .VVith these and-other obijectsjn view, the

' invention'consists of the featuresof construc tionyconibination andarrangenient 01. parts, hereinafterfnll'y described and claimed,1ref-' I 'erencebeing had to the accompanying draw-,

V inclosiire embodying my invention, looking "toward the same vfrom the rear thereofi Fig; 2*is a vertical front -to-rearsection "through the radiatorsinclosure and showing "the radiator in dotted lines.-

radiator inclosureu V s {through the radiatorinclosure,v I

1 s I II convenient cle'aningofthe radiatorifrom acmay be largely orwhollyof knock-down type I p it it from the heatotthe radiatoinszi Fig; 1 isaperspective viewof a rad ator vfioorgin order-to allow air to -freely pass up- Ward to andthrough the radiator so as to be p r I heated thereby; ,For asimilar purpose, the

. Fig. 3Eis ahorizontal,sectionthrough the a Fig; 5 is a sectionalview thr'ouglrone of the horizontal bars of the radia'ton inclosure. :1

'F1g' 6'1s a similar. viewthrough one of the posts or standardsof the radiator inclosnre- V Referring-now more particularly 7 to the 55 drawings, 1 designates generallymyimproved radiator inclosure which comprises a box-like, casing to inclosearadiator2, which latter is I connected in practice with a'heat circulating system by an inlet pipe 3 and anontlet pipe 4 and is provided'with, a valve' 5 for controlling the flow of hot Water or other heating medium, f I The'inclosure 1 is normallyopen at its loot-j tom and rear so thatitmaybe convenientlyew i placed in position to inc'losethe radiator, and it ispro-v'ided With afront wallfi; end Walls 7 and 8, a rear wall Sand a'top 10.; As shown, s the front Wall 6 comprises front cornerposts:

bars 12 and 13 and a screen panel 14, W hich pieces :16 and 17 ,Qtogether-With perforate, i i I screen panels 14.,,. While the top 910, hichis preferably imperforateor comprises a solid; slab-like section oftwood, isj-detachably fitted inposition, being provided-With dowel seats or grooves 18 to receive dowel pins or jprojec- I tionsl9 on theicorner posts orbars l6 ofthe fend walls whereby it is held in positionagainst d casual displacement-but maybe readily removedrat anyti ne. Thetop isprovided on V I its u'ndersidefwith a shield plate 20 of metal," I asbestossheetingor other material to protect provided ithjsupport-ing feetQl to hold the open bottom of theinclosurespaced from the I i rear Wall 9isn ade,detachableand formed of i I p a bottom section22,:intermediate'section23 Fig. 4 1s a vertical longitudinal section 7 and top section 24, fthersection QZtermie nat ng lat I ts-- lower edge gsome; distance II I above the lower ends of the posts in order to provide an open passage 'for the upflow of air from the bottom of the space between the radiator and the wall 26 of the room, in order that the air may pass upward into the radiator to be heated, carrying with it any dust from the floor line, and so that, the dust will not be caused to be drawn forward beyond the radiator and projected by currents of air as freedust intotlre atmos phere. The secti'o' s22, 23'and 24' of thewa'l'l 9 are slidably fitted. in grooves 27 in the inner faces of the corner posts 15, so that these wall sections may be insertedin a ready and convenient manner and the top section removed independently of the others for access to the radiator from above, or the intermediate section removed therewith, or all three sections removed as desired or when it is required to Withdraw the inclosu'rcj for repairs or repainting from the radiator, to permit the latter at required intervals to be painted or cleared of accumulated dust, or to repair the radiator or for other purposes. The lower wall section 22 is shown as provided with a rearwardly extending flange 28 carrying a flexible flap 29 of rubber, felt or other similar material to bear against the wall 26 and close the space between the radiator and wall at tl e top of the passage 25, thus preventing the a r and dust fromrising directlyat the rear of the radiator and causingtlie same to' pass upwardly and forwardly between the sections of the radiator, sothat the air will be fl'ectivel heated While the dust will be caught and retained; p p p The upper section 24 of wall 9 is provided with a forwardly extending curved" or arcl'ied hood ortion 30 which closes the top of the space etween theiront and rear walls of the radiator, and prevents the heated air and (last from risingfand coming in contact with the top 10 or escaping at the upper portion of the radiator inclo'su're' when said top is remixed. This hood furthermore serves as a deflector to cause the heated air to' flow forward or laterally, so that the heated air will be discharged at the front or ends of the radiator inclosu're and through the screen panels or grilles'thereof. This hood is preferably provided witha covering 31 of sheet asbestos to confine the heat and prevent transmission of the same to the top 1 0 and adjacent portions of the body of the radiator inclosure.

The parts thus far described, except the screen panels and rear wall portions, which latter maybe made of sheet metal, are preferably constructed of wood, so as to admit of a desirable I economy of construction and other attendant advantages. For the purpose of protecting the main and essential wood parts, to wit, the posts or standards 11 and 15, a'ndthe horizontal bars or cross pieces 12, 13; 1 6 and 17 from liability of burning or warping from the heat ofthe radiator,I conthe inclosure may be detachabli struct these parts in a novel manner and provide them with a metallic shielding of novel construction, as shown particularly in Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 5 shows in section one of the horizontal bars or cross pieces 17 which is provided in its upper and lower faces with rooves or recesses 32 and 32 to receive the an'ged' ends 33 of a channeled metal'lic shield piece 34 and a correspondingly shaped interior lining 35 of sheet asbestos or like insulating material. Fig. 6 shows one of the corn? posts 11 or 15 which is similarly provide in two of its faces with grooves 36 of like width receiving the flanged ends 37 of a metallic shield piece 38 and a lining 39 of sheet asbestos or similar .materiari. These metallic shields and their insulating linings cover the inner faces of the posts 11 and 15 and the bars" or cross" pieces 12, 13', 16' and 17 and protect the same from any possibility of being burned or otherwise damaged. from accidental contact with the radiator; In practice, the insulatinglinin'gs are applied to the channeled metallic shield strips'so asto be applied with the strips to thegroovesof the posts and cross pieces by slid-ing engagement with said grooves. By this means the companion wooden parts of the inclosnre may be strengthened and reinforced} and at the same time shielded and protected from injury,- thus cross pieces are made of sufficient width to receive the edges of the screen panels 14 and 14', and the panels are therefore snugly .ac- 'commodated and held in position, and they may be fitted sufliciently tight in the grooves to form joining connections between the posts and cross pieces of the. walls, whereby a knock-down consttuction maybe obtained without the use of fastenings. In practice, however, boitsor screws may be employed to connect the corner posts and cross pieces so that these partsand the cooperating parts of connected after assemblage, making a neck-down structure which may be assembled at a store or service place or at the point of use of the inclosure, if desired. In order to connect and prevent spreading of the inclbsure at the rear l provide a fastening connection between the posts 15' comprising tie rods 40 threaded to receive a turn-buckle 41 which,- when in lessened condition, an spread the posts 15 ,to a sufficient extent to permit free and easy a removal of the rear wall sections 22 28 and 24, and which when tightened will prevent spreading of said posts 15' and hold said rear wall sections clamped against movement.

It is desirable to provide the inelos'ure with hung from the cross bar'slGso as to dispose the waterreceptacle'sat the end of the inclosure and immediately below'the ends" of the hood 31. For thepnrpose of permitting ready refilling of these receptacles the ends of i the hood may be provided with openings through which water may be introducedwhem thetop 10 is removed, and which openings:

may normally be closed by shutters e4. Either or both of the end screens or panelsl l may be provided with an opening or openings, closed "by suitable closure members 45, by

means of which access-may be conveniently obtained to the valve 5 or to other similar parts of the radiator, without the necessity of removing the inclosure or materially disturb ing any of the parts thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I

' claim 1. A radiator inclosure comprising a frame normally open at the bottom, rear and top and including front and rear pairs of corner r posts and front and end screen panels engag-V ing the posts, a detachable top for the frame, and a detachable rear wall formed of detachable independent top, bottom and intermediate sections slidably engaging the rear corner posts frame and including an arched hood carriedby the top section and adapted to lie betweenithe detachable top and the radiator 2' and to overhang the latter, and a connection between the rear corner posts of theframe adjustable to expand and contract the rear inner side ofthe frame, a detachable top wall;

for the -frame, anda detachable rear wall for said frame. e

4. A radiator inclosure comprising a frame normally openat the top,bottom and rear and comprising front and rearpairs of corner posts and front and end walls including grooves receiving the edgesrof the screen pansaid corner posts, horizontal cross pieces and a screen panels, said corner posts and cross PIECES having grooves therein, certain of said i els, channeled metallic strips having'flanges engaging the grooves in the 1 cross-pieces,

channeled metallic strips having flanges engaging the grooves in the :posts, insulating material between the channeled strips and" opposed faces of the cross pieces and posts, a-detachable top wall for the frame, and a detachable rear wall for said frame.

5. Aradiator inclosure comprising a frame normally open at the bottom, rear and topand including front and rear pairs of cornerposts and front and end screen panels engaging the posts, a detachable top'for the frame, and a detachable rear wall for the frame comprising independent bottom, top and intermediate ;sections slidablyfengageable with and removable from the rear corner posts, the

bottom section having a rearwardly extende ing Wall engaging fiapand the top section j having a forwardly projecting hood adapted to overhang the inclosed radiator and to lie between thesame and the detachable top.

In testimony whereof I aflix-my signature EDWARD WM. GILHOOL.

of, the frame to permit removal of the rear wallor to hold it from'movement.

2; A radiator inclosure comprising a frame I normally'wopenvat the bottom, top and rear and including front end'walls formed of corner posts, horizontal cross pieces and fscreenpanels, said corner'posts vand cross pieces aving grooves therein, certain of said grooves receiving the edges of the screen panels, and channeled metallic strips having,

flanges engaging the grooves in the posts and cross pieces and: cooperatively providing a metallic protecting surface on the inner side of the frame, a ,detachablet0p wall forlthe frame, and a detachable rear wall for saidframe. V

3. A radiator inclosure comprising a frame Y normally open at'the' bottom', top and rear and including front andend Walls formed of corner posts, horizontal lcross piecesv and screen panels, said corner postsand cross ieces havin ooves therein certain of said grooves receiving theedges of the screen pan? els, and channeled metallic strips having flangesengaging the grooves in the posts and cross pieces and provided with linings'vof heat insulating material, and cooperatively pro-- viding a metallic protecting surface on the 

